Game 49: Bucks at Kings - 4/3/21 - 9:00 - BSWI - Giannis Doubtful

[MickeyDavis]

Both teams on a back to back. Bucks with an impressive win at Portland, Kings with a dismal home loss to the depleted Lakers.

Bucks have won 9 in a row against the Kings including 4 in a row in Sacramento.

Bucks favored by 6.5

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I hope every member of the bucks know there's a good chance 3 games will decided if you are a 1 seed or 2/3. That's the difference between playing Charlotte and the sixers in round 2. Stack wins now against the easy teams. Still pissed we couldn't field a team against the Knicks.

[StickeeFingaz]

1-0 with Bally.

[rilamann]

I hope every member of the bucks know there's a good chance 3 games will decided if you are a 1 seed or 2/3. That's the difference between playing Charlotte and the sixers in round 2. Stack wins now against the easy teams. Still pissed we couldn't field a team against the Knicks.

The Knicks game makes me think the Bucks are content with the #3 seed. Like they would prefer to rest the starters and give them low minutes down the stretch, rather than go hard and go all-in for the #1 seed. That's the message I got from that game. Not sure why you would approach a game like it's preseason at this point with the race so close if you are serious about the #1 seed. #1 seed would indeed be huge, we'd be a lock for the ECF and have the homecourt. We're not beating both the Nets and the Sixers and we're probably not beating the Sixers without the HCA.

[paulpressey25]

I hope every member of the bucks know there's a good chance 3 games will decided if you are a 1 seed or 2/3. That's the difference between playing Charlotte and the sixers in round 2. Stack wins now against the easy teams. Still pissed we couldn't field a team against the Knicks.

Heck, I'm not even thinking about Round 2 yet.

The Atlanta/Charlotte thing is interesting. They are 4/5 seeds right now, yet all of us on this board have zero fear of them. Miami and Boston both have the possibility of getting it together in time for a very rough round one series for the Bucks, assuming they remain in the 6/7 seed range.

[slos]

Looks weird but I prefer the #3 seed at least for the 1st round. You won’t have to play against a team that is already in playoff mode from the play in tournament and take advantage of your rust in games 1 and 2. Miami and Boston can land anywhere from #4 to #8. That gives no extra motivation to use everything to get a Top 2 seed.

[DrWood]

I hope every member of the bucks know there's a good chance 3 games will decided if you are a 1 seed or 2/3. That's the difference between playing Charlotte and the sixers in round 2. Stack wins now against the easy teams. Still pissed we couldn't field a team against the Knicks.

The Knicks game makes me think the Bucks are content with the #3 seed. Like they would prefer to rest the starters and give them low minutes down the stretch, rather than go hard and go all-in for the #1 seed. That's the message I got from that game. Not sure why you would approach a game like it's preseason at this point with the race so close if you are serious about the #1 seed. #1 seed would indeed be huge, we'd be a lock for the ECF and have the homecourt. We're not beating both the Nets and the Sixers and we're probably not beating the Sixers without the HCA.

There's a moderate advantage being 2 over 3 (one extra home game), but there's a big advantage being #1--not having to play #2 or 3 until the conference championship.
They play two games each against Philly and Brooklyn. Could easily make up 3 games (though every loss makes it harder).

[HKPackFan]

LET'S GO STREAKING!


MUST WIN and make it 3 in a row!

[HKPackFan]

Looks weird but I prefer the #3 seed at least for the 1st round. You won’t have to play against a team that is already in playoff mode from the play in tournament and take advantage of your rust in games 1 and 2. Miami and Boston can land anywhere from #4 to #8. That gives no extra motivation to use everything to get a Top 2 seed.

So hard to predict. I do prefer to avoid miami or Boston, at the same time, I want Philly at home, so I want the two seed.

I think there will be a possibility of more fans in a couple months.

[greekbuck34]

The Kings are terrible. Great opportunity to rest Giannis knee imo.

[GoldenAntlers]

Seems like there is a game every night this year. Bucks gonna roll 'em.

[M-C-G]

Wow, with Golden State looking bad, we have a very legit chance at a 5-1 west coast road trip here. That would be really impressive all things considered. Feel like historically a 1-5 west coast was more likely than 5-1.

[ShootingtheJ]

I wonder how many sit with this back to back. I think Donte's foot is really bothering him, and Giannis has the knee thing. It would be tough to match up with the Kings 2 PG lineup without Donte.

[MickeyDavis]

Kings are 7-3 their last 10 against mostly bad teams. Both teams are on a back to back. But with this Bucks team we've come to expect the unexpected.

[ReasonablySober]

Six straight hours of Bucks and Brewers. I like it.

[MickeyDavis]

There's likely to be overlap with Brewers, no way their game is over by 9:00. So look for the BSWI alternate channel to carry the Bucks game until the Brewers game is over.

[Unique]

Do we have any updates as to who's playing tonight and who's not?

[MickeyDavis]

Everyone who played last night is good to go. I suppose they could rest someone but nothing has been said about that. No word on Tucker. The Bucks did not submit an injury report at 1:30, the next one is due in a few minutes.

[StickeeFingaz]

Giannis - Doubtful (left knee soreness)

Tucker - Out (left calf strain)

[MickeyDavis]

Happy they're resting Giannis